GIGABYTE FM2+ series motherboards based on AMD A88X chipset and feature the new FM2+ APU socket, and are designed to get the most from forthcoming Kaveri AMD APUs, while preserving compatibility for current AMD FM2 APUs. FM2+ AMD APUs offer native support for 8 GT/s PCI Express gen 3.0 as well as DX11.1 support integrating the high performance ‘Steamroller’ core. AMD socket FM2+ APUs also offer native support for 4K resolution displays on HDMI port.

Technical Specifications:

APU

• FM2+ Socket: AMD A series processors, AMD Athlon™ series processors

Chipset

• AMD A88X

Memory

• 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR3 2400(OC)/2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules
• Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Onboard Graphics

• APU with integrated AMD Radeon™ HD 8000/7000 series graphics
• 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
• 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600
• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160
• Maximum shared memory of 2 GB

Audio

• Realtek® ALC887 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

• Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
• 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
• 1 x PCI slot

Multi-Graphics Technology

• Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology
• Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology

Storage Interface

• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

USB

• 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
• 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x APU fan header
• 1 x system fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x parallel port header
• 1 x chassis intrusion header
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 1 x D-Sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

• iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

• System voltage detection
• APU/System temperature detection
• APU/System fan speed detection
• APU/System fan speed control

BIOS

• 2 x 64 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

• Support for @BIOS
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress Install
• Support for Smart Recovery 2
• Support for ON/OFF Charge

Bundle Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

• Support for Windows 8.1/8/7 32-bit/64-bit
• Support for Windows XP 32-bit

Form Factor

• Micro ATX Form Factor, 24.4cm x 17.4cm